Rock pioneers headed the list of biggest earning in the world of showbiz last year. Genesis, fronted by Phil Collins, came out as the top earners - despite poor health leaving the music legend no longer able to tour.
The band was reported to have netted $230m - roughly £200m - after selling their music rights to Concord Music Group in September. This included Collins solo classic hit In the Air Tonight.
With a final tour and music royalties adding to their earnings the band came away with £189m after costs and other fees were taken off. The list was drawn up by Forbes which looked at pretax earnings, minus fees for representation—managers, lawyers, agents—and/or business operating costs plus other sources including interviews with agents, lawyers, managers, executives and industry experts.
